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UNE holds graduation ceremonies in Vietnam

April 15, 2005

Chancellor John Cassidy giving a speech at UNE's Vietnam graduationThe University of New England has held two graduation ceremonies in Vietnam.

The first was held in Ho Chi Minh City, where 28 postgraduates received their Master of Educational Administration. The second took place in Hanoi, where 22 graduated with the same award.

The Masters course is offered in Vietnam by the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, in collaboration with the Faculty of Education at the Vietnam National University.

To receive their degrees students completed eight units, two taught by academic staff from the Vietnam National University and the other six by staff from the School of Professional Development and Leadership at UNE, with intensive residential schools taught in Vietnam.

The students were mostly senior administrators from organisations in government, higher education, the school system and a range of public and private agencies.

The Officer Manager of the Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Language Centre, Nguyen Thai Bihn Long, delivered a speech on behalf of the Ho Chi Minh graduates.

Mr Nguyen said: “For the academic staff of the two Universities there is great satisfaction in seeing us sucessfully complete our studies. It gives a public profile to the University of New England and the Vietnam National University to provide us with opportunities to pursue a range of educational qualifications that will assist us in making an ongoing contribution to the communities we are working in. The University of New England has a long, distinguished tradition in offering postgraduate qualifications to educators, and we are proud to be among the first students of this program in South Vietnam.”

Attending the ceremony from UNE were Chancellor John Cassidy, Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) Professor Robin Pollard, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies Professor Victor Minichiello and several academic staff from the School of Professional Development and Leadership. They were joined by senior colleagues from the Vietnam National University, including Professor Loc, Dean of the Faculty of Education at VNU, who delivered the occassional address, celebrating the achievements of the students at these two ceremonies.

UNE Chancellor John Cassidy said: “UNE is very proud to work together with one of Vietnam's leading tertiary institutions, the Vietnam National University, to produce leaders in the field of educational administration in a country that is experiencing tremendous economic and social growth.”

He also paid tribute to the academic and administrative staff from UNE, who were given high praise by their Vietnamese counterparts. The academic staff who teach in this program are Professor Grant Harman, Associate Professor Kay Harman, Associate Professor Larry Smith, Dr Fiona Wood and Adjunct Associate Professor Brendan Nolan.

The UNE team also held talks with the Ministry of Higher Education and the President and senior administrators from the Vietnam National University to explore other forms of collaboration between the two universities.

Academics from UNE and VNU

Posted by Leon Braun at April 15, 2005 11:27 AM